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Monarch Aircraft Engineering WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES 6 AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Robots driving innovation at SR Technics ing by both pilot and co-pilot. PPG will fabricate the windshields at its Sylmar, California, plant with the PPG Aircon heating system supplied by its Huntsville, Alabama, facility. Aircraft wheel and brake specialist becomes Honeywell Authorized Service Center Rotable Repairs, one of the UK’s leading providers of wheel and brake MRO services, has signed a multi-year parts supply and license agreement with Honeywell, to become the UK’s first Authorized Wheel and Brake Service Center. The agreement, which came into effect at the beginning of January 2018 will increase customer value and support. This will allow Rotable Repairs to offer competitive lead times, a low, dedicated pricing structure and a trustworthy service for all Honeywell products. Bryan Croft, Sales and Marketing Director of Rotable Repairs stated: “The agreement further establishes our growing relationship with Honeywell and our requirement to provide our customers with greater cost improvements and supply support. Becoming an Authorized Service Center complements our recent acquisition by the Desser Group which has since enabled us to offer greater support and pricing for a range of media including tires, supported by Watts Aviation.” Rotable Repairs became part of the Desser Group towards the end of 2017 and has been working with the Group to improve performance across the board by offering a reduction in product lead-times, pricing and increased performance. SR Technics to implement an innovative robotics solution to enhance aircraft maintenance inspections Photo: SR Technics SR Technics is partnering with Invert Robotics to implement an innovative robotics solution to enhance its aircraft maintenance inspections. Developed by Invert Robotics, the robot employs a patented mechanism that explores the airframe surface to assess the required maintenance needs. Equipped with a high-resolution inspection camera, the robot records and transmits video images to a ground-based screen, which are then analyzed by SR Technics engineers. The use of this new solution enables efficient visual inspections both on the tarmac as well as in the hangar. In addition, the inspection images can be used for more detailed repair assessments and as a record of the current state of the aircraft for future comparisons. The automated inspections can help reduce the inspection time from hours to minutes. Furthermore, the robot’s capabilities can be enhanced by adding functions such as ultra-sound and thermographic testing that allow robots to perform many labor-intensive and tedious maintenance inspection processes more efficiently. Freeing up skilled aircraft engineers to manage more-complex tasks helps speed up the process and reduce the cost of the overall maintenance process. Pratt & Whitney implements solution to PW1100G-JM Pratt & Whitney has released a revised configuration as a solution to the issue relating to a knife edge seal on the High-Pressure Compressor (HPC) aft hub which affected a limited sub-population of the PW1100G-JM engine that powers the Airbus A320neo aircraft. The solution is based on a design with which the company has significant experience, and this solution has received all necessary regulatory approvals. Pratt & Whitney has begun implementing this solution, and production engine deliveries incorporating this change will begin in early March. The company will continue to work with Airbus and its mutual airline customers to minimize operational disruption. GE exploring sale of gas turbine business Subsequent to last month’s indication from General Electric Company’s (GE’s) new CEO, John Flannery, that he was exploring the possibility of breaking up the company, sources are indicating that the sale of its industrial gas turbine business is being seriously considered. The possible sale of the industrial gas turbine business, which would include the Jenbacher and Waukesha engines, has come about through last year’s 45 percent plummet in profits for the division. Sources, which have asked not to be identified, have confirmed that Citigroup Inc has been hired by GE to prepare a sale process for the business, though a GE spokesperson declined to comment on the matter. Last November, Flannery had indicated the com-
WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES 7 AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS pany would exit approaching US$20 billion in operations in an attempt to shore up its financial position as, over the last 12 months, its stock has lost half its value. The gas engine business could be worth as much as US$2 billion. In January, GE disclosed that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating its accounting for part of its services backlog, and a set of actuarial calculations that caused GE to take a charge for long-term-care policies it underwrote a decade ago. GE took a $6.2 billion after-tax charge on those policies in the fourth quarter and confirmed it will set aside $15 billion more in reserves over the next seven years to cover potential claims on the policies. GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, is responsible for producing, among many others, the CFM 56 turbofan engine as a 50:50 partner with Safran Aircraft Engines, for which over 30,000 units have been sold, while a similar joint venture has seen the production of the new LEAP-X series of engines which will power commercial aircraft such as the Airbus A320neo Family, the Boeing 737, and the Comac C919. MRO & PRODUCTION NEWS KLM UK Engineering and Braathens Regional sign contract for airframe maintenance A European leader in the regional jets and narrow-body aircraft market, and having an internationally acknowledged expertise on Boeing 737, Embraer 170/190, BAe146/Avro RJ, Fokker 70/100 & Airbus A320 Family airplanes, KLM UK Engineering has confirmed its contract with Braathens Regional. KLM UK Engineering commenced airframe maintenance checks with Braathens Regional on their BAe 146/ARJ fleet during 2017. Ronny Christiansen, Vice President Support Braathens Regional said: “Having been a customer of KLM UK Engineering’s over the last year, we are very pleased to reach this long-term agreement regarding our heavy maintenance program. KLM UK Engineering has performed a very good quality of work and great flexibility in order to meet Braathens requirements.” RUAG to complete 2020 ADS-B avionics compliance modification on Bombardier Challenger CL601 RUAG Aviation has successfully upgraded the avionics baseline of a Bombardier Challenger CL601 to comply with regulatory mandates for 2020 and beyond. The first upgrade of this kind completed in Europe, the ADS-B Out, FMS 6.1 and Iberia’s first A350 in final assembly stage Final assembly of Iberia’s first A350-900 at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France Photo: Iberia Iberia’s first A350-900 is in the final assembly stage at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France, with its wings now attached to the fuselage and the engine pylons and horizontal and vertical stabilizers currently being installed. The first electric system tests are also being carried out. Iberia’s first A-350-900 will undergo numerous tests on the ground before the full cockpit and passenger cabin are installed, the engines attached, and the entire aircraft painted. Next comes flight tests before the aircraft is delivered to the Airbus Delivery Centre. Iberia, which flies only Airbus aircraft, has ordered 16 A350-900s that will operate long-haul routes. Aviation Capital Group takes delivery of first Boeing 787 Dreamliner El AL takes delivery of its first 787-9, on lease from Aviation Capital Group Photo: ACG Aviation Capital Group has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Everett, Washington. The aircraft, a Boeing 787-9, is on a long-term lease to EL AL Israel Airlines (El Al), and is the first of two Boeing 787-9’s to be delivered from ACG’s orderbook and leased to EL AL. The second aircraft is scheduled to deliver this fall. “We are pleased to embark the first delivery of the new Boing 787-9 from ACG. The anticipated arrival of the new 787 aircraft marks a revolution in the customer’s flight experience. We set a high standard of service and product excellence in order to retain our standing as the first and preferred choice airline for travelers to and from Israel,” said new CEO of EL AL, Gonen Usishkin.
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